I woke up with my left ear aching. I can feel the ache going all the way into my throat!? It burns and aches to swallow but only on the left side?! Not the right.
I am guessing ear infection of some sort.
HAVE NOT BEEN SWIMMING or anything so not blocked with water or anything either.
I dont have the money to run to the doctors and get prescriptions for it either. :P
So I am looking for all those good "at Home" remedies, or even "Grammys Cures" to help with it! Its killing me. Besides, I am working 60 hours this week and dont have time to go doc's anyway - poo!
Any and all serious answers are much appreciated. And I already heard the pee on the cotton ball one, and I am not sticking a pee soaked cotton bal in my ear, no way! LOL. Hubby wouldnt le me sleep next to him if I did. :)
2006-12-10 12:33:58 · 9 answers · asked by Miz_Kassandra 4 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
My husband recently had the same thing over Thanksgiving. He even had the side of his face swelling and red but wouldn't go to the dr like I wanted him to (I think that was a macho thing for him though!)What we got for him was tylenol sinus, some ear drops, and these strip things that are for mouth pain (like anbesol but for your whole mouth) Took about 5 minutes to run into walmart and maybe 15 bucks. Within about 2 days he was good to go and no problems since.
2006-12-10 12:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garlic oil works great. I have used it many times to cure ear infections, and I get them often. You can purchase garlic oil in certain stores or make it yourself. Here are the instructions for making garlic oil:
1 6 oz. bottle of extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves of minced garlic
Combine ingredients in a pot and set over the lowest heat on the stove. Slowly warm up the oil until most of the garlic has risen to the top of the pot. Remove from heat and let cool. Return the oil to the bottle using a strainer. Get a dropper and put three drops of oil onto a cotton ball and place the cotton into the ear. The oil will draw out the infection after a few days.
2006-12-10 23:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple and easy remedy. Chop up a clove of garlic. Soak it in water for a few minutes. Strain of garlic and put a couple of drops of water in the ear. You can also gargle the water for throat infection. Garlic in a raw throat will burn slightly but it works. You can repeat the ear drops as often as you like. Next time don't let it get this far. The infection can spread and do damage.
2006-12-11 00:18:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a word of caution, you don't want to let an ear infection go because the ear drum can rupture and perforate.
Health stores have herbal remedies, homeopathic or herbal, in drops for the ears. A common blend that I have used for ear infection contains garlic and mullein.
I have taken echinacea and goldenseal orally to boost immunity during infection, and put the garlic mullein drops directly in the ear.
2006-12-10 21:24:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a bottle of sweet oil at any walmart, walgreens etc.. it's fairly cheap. Barely warm a teaspoon of it. Pour it in your ear, and stick a cotton ball in there. This is not a cure; you definitely need antibiotics, but it will keep temporarily relieving pain. Also if you or your husband smoke-- Have him blow cigarette smoke in your ear. He has to put his mouth right on your ear. For some reason the warmth from the smoke alleviates pain. Immediately after stick a cotton ball in your ear, holding in smoke. I know these two temporarily remedies work; because I've used them on my son and myself. Good Luck, and let me know if this works for you.
2006-12-10 20:43:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Since you don't have the money to run to the doctors:
Take a look at this page: http://www.grannymed.com/Meds/Ears-pain-Otitis-media.aspx , there are lots of remedies for your problem like those:
* Fry a large quantity of onions in oil until it turns brown, cool, strain through fabric and drip one drop in each ear to reduce the pain.
* Put vodka on a cotton ball and put it on the outer side of the ear.
* Soak a cotton ball in heated olive oil and put it in the ear.
And many more.
Good luck
2006-12-11 18:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by Ron Shelf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only two drops are needed of your own urine. I will guarantee you will never have another in that ear. What you are talking about is uropathy. it is one of the oldest and best methods for stopping infections. If you drink 2 oz. a day of first morning midstream I will guarantee you will never come down with a dis-ease and you will make any disease leave your body. It is an individually prepared homoeopathic fro each and every aliment you many have or ever develop. I personally have been witness to aids, diabetes, hep A and B leave the body using uropathy and sometimes colloidal silver ia wonderfull assistant as well.
2006-12-10 21:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by iamonetruth 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The drop of warmed oil in the ear is good advice. You may also want to press a hotwater bottle/ hot towel/ or heating pad to the effected side. If it persists for more than a day or so, don't suffer, bite the bullit and see a doctor
2006-12-10 21:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try collodial silver.
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2006-12-12 09:07:09 · answer #9 · answered by KSunshine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋